Apparatus for supplying humidified and scented air.



F. W. KALLUSOH. APPARATUS FOR SUPPLY ING HUMIDIFIED AND SOBNTED AIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY5,1914.

Patented Dec. 22

Inventor o Attorneys FREDRICK W. KALI USCH, OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING HUMIDIFIED AND SCENTED AIR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed May 5, 1914. Serial No. 836,519.

The present invention appertains to an apparatus for supplying air tothe rooms of residences, hospitals, and the like, and aims to provide anovel and .improved apparatus of that nature, for furnishing whumidifiedand scented air which will have cooling, curative, or other beneficialproperties.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement ofparts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that. changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure lis a sectional viewof the improvedapparatus, portions being shown in full. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ofthe water tank or reservoir with the partition or shelf and basketremoved. Fig, 3 is a cross section'of the tank or reservoir, taken onthe line 33 of Fig. 1. I

In carrying out the present invention,

' there is provided a suitable tankorreservoir ,1, which is providedwith aremovable top or cover 2. I The tank or casing 1 ,may be supportedin any suitable manner, such as in the .pi

cellar of the building to which the apparatus is applied, or at anyother suitable locality. The cover or lid 2 of the tank 1 may beremovably attached thereto in any well known manner. The ends of thetank 1 are provided with inlet and outlet openings, formed by notches orseats 3 provided in the ends of the tank 1, and complementing notches orrecesses 4 provided in the ends of the cover 2. To the ends of the tank1 are secured suitable seat members or brackets 5, upon which may beseated, a removable partition or shelf 6. The seat members 5 aredisposed directly below the openings 34:, to thereby support thepartition 6 approximately flush wit the lower ends of the said openings.A

meshed wire or reticulated basket 6 is suspended from the cover 2, theupper edges of the ends of the. basket having curved lips or flanges 6*which are engageable in curved keepers 6 secured to the bottom of thecover.

2. The basket 6 is preferably curved or concaved transversely, as seenin Fig. 3. i The air is drawn from the exterior of the building, bymeans. of a suitable blower 7, the fan shaft 8 of which maybe driventhrough the medium of a belt 9, and the inlet 10 of which communicateswith the atmoshere. The outlet pipe 11 of the blower 7 as its free endentering the inlet opening 3-4 of the tank 1, in order that the currentof air created by the blower 7 will be directed longitudinallythroughthe upper portio of the tank.

In order to convey the air from the tank 1, to the room to be suppliedwith air, a

suitable pipe 12 has one end inserted in the outlet opening 3-fl of thetank 1, and is provided at its other end with a register 13communicating with the particular room to be ventilated. It will beunderstood, of course, that the outlet pipe 12 may be divided into anynumber of branches, when a number of rooms are to be ventilated by thepresent apparatus, and as is well within the province of an ordinarymechanic. It is essential, however, that the cross sectional area of thepipe or pipes 12, be approximately the same as the cross sectional areaof the inlet pipe 11 of the tank 1, to thereby avoid a difference inpressure, as would otnerwiseresult, and prove of disadvantage. The airleaving the tank 1 is filtered by means of a screen or reticulatedpartition 14 securedwithin the inlet end of the outlet 12. After theapparatus has been properly set up or applied to the building, as willbe obvious, the blower 7 bein actuated by any suitable prime mover, wilforce a current or stream of air through the tank 1 from the pipe 11,the tank serving as a distributing chamberfor the air, to deliver theair to the outlet pipe or pipes 12. The air being discharge from the re'ster 13 will ventilate the room to which t e ventilator has beenapplied, whereby the room may be supplied with fresh air to the comfortof the occupants.

When it is desired to humidi the air, the tank 1 is filled with water,so t at the level of the water is approximately in the plane of thelower ends of the openings 34, as seen in Fig. 2, the partition or shelf6 having been removed. Then, as the air passes through the upper portionof the tank 1, the

same will skim or brush over the surface of the water, causing waves orripples to be created upon the surface of the water, due to the eddiescreated by the current of air. In this manner, the water is evaporatedby the current of air, and furthermore, the air will be cooled andpurified, to a certain extent, by the waves or ripples of water withwhich the air eddies-contact.

The present apparatus may also be employed for scenting or perfuming'theair, this being accomplished by placing the partition or shelf 6 withinthe tank 1, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and placing upon the partition6, aquantity of material 15, of any suitable sort, which has the scenting orperfuming the air passing there'- over or therethrough. The composition15 which may be natural or artificial, may be such, as to scent the airwith the fragrance of various flowers, or blossoms, or the composition15 may be such as to scent the air with pine, salt or the like. Whatevercomposition is employed, theair in impinging thereagainst and passingthereover, will be scented or perfumed, which will give the air anatural cooling, curative or other beneficial property or properties.This is particularly desirable when the apparatus is employed forventilating sick rooms, in order that the patient may be supplied withfresh v natural air, as from the pine forests, orange trees, and thelike, or in the nature of sea breezes. As seen in Fig. 1, when thescenting or perfuming agent 15 is employed, the lower portion of thetank 1 may also be partially filled with water, also. Instead ofdisposing the composition or material 15 upon the partition 6, the samemay be held within the basket 6.

The present apparatus is an exceedingly inexpensive and simple one, andmay readily property of to humidify the airbe installed in variousbuildings. The other advantages and capabilities of the presentapparatus will be obvious from the foregoing, taken in connection withthe drawing,

without further or extensive comment being necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In anapparatus of the character described, a water holding tank having aremovable cover and having openings at its ends, a removable partitionsupported between the ends of the tank and directly below the saidopenings for holding an airscenting agent above the water, and inlet andoutlet pipes having their ends inserted through the said openings.

2. In an apparatus for supplying humidified and scented air, a waterholding tank having a removable cover, the ends of the tank and coverhaving complementing recesses forming openings, seat members secured tothe tank directly below the said openings, a removable partitiondisposed on said seat members for holding an air-scenting agent abovethe Water, and inlet and outlet pipes having their ends inserted throughthe said openings.

3. In an apparatus for supplying hu'midified and scented air, a tankhaving a removable cover and openings at its ends, the tank beingadapted to hold water, a removable partition supported by the ends ofthe tank below the said openings for holding an airscenting agent andfor covering the water, inlet and outlet pipes having their endsinserted through the said openings, and a de tachable reticulated basketsuspended from the cover for holding an air-scenting agent.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

FREDRICK W. KALLUSCH.

Witnesses:

FRANK B. DAVIS, SUTTEN H. Gnorr.

